by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
O western wind, when wilt thou blow
Language: English
O western wind, when wilt thou blow That the small rain down can rain? Christ, that my love were in my arms And I in my bed again.
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See also Helen Taylor's poem O Western Wind!.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, 16th century [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Vivian Fine (1913 - 2000), "The lover in winter plaineth for the spring ", 1932, published 1933, first performed 1932 [ voice and viola ], from Four Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Elena Langer , "The Lover in Winter Plaineth for the Spring", 2022, copyright © 2024 [ soprano, oboe and harpsichord ], from Love & Endings, no. 1, Rijswijk : Stichting Donemus Beheer [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "O Western Wind", op. 207 (1948) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-08-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 28